3rd May 2015

AIPMT- All India Pre Medical Test, something every biology stream student wants to crack and get admitted to a medical college. Everyone in my hostel is anxious, worried about what will happen today. Today will be decided weather 365 days of hard-work and efforts (this effort thing is written only for some guys) and ass rubbing will pay off or not. Many of my buddies over here are giving that examination just for fun...well, to be frank they started out pretty serious about getting into medical college. Some even studied for more than 10 hours a day...but it only lasted for some months, half a year max. Almost all of them eventually gave up. Some people got 'busy' in their college lives...others got a girlfriend. But some of them like Yash, Aman and Biplav were still fighting. they all were like Leonardo De Caprios of Student world- Are excellent at studies...but still waiting to get into a medical college. I always wondered that what is it behind engineering and medical professions that everyone wants to go after it?

I asked Aman once that "Why you wanted to become a doctor?" 

"To earn money... and to get izzat" He replied. That reply of him left me thinking that how is it that if we become a Teacher or Scientist or Accountant our level of izzzat becomes way more less than that of a doctor or an engineer? Aren't other jobs out there Izzat-daar enough to survive in the society? May be the answer lies deep within the roots of Indian Parenting where if you take Science as a study option, then only you are intelligent, otherwise Commerce and arts are for students who are relatively less intelligent. If you want to become an engineer or a doctor, your parents feel proud...but if you are pursuing graduation then the only thing you get to hear is

"Beta graduation kyu kar rahe ho? kahin competition mai selection nahi hua kya?" Some random aunt always asks this question to intensify the situation Bhale hi unka ladka is giving compartment examinations of 12th standard.

there is definitely wrong with the way we look at our career options and we have to change it as soon as we can, otherwise the country will soon be flooded with engineers and doctors but no professors, cooks, accountants, scientists and other professionals...